Lock for motor-vehicle levers.



R. G. HANDY.

LOOK FOR MOTOR VEHIOLE LEVBRS,

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22. 1900` 993,364. Patented May 30,1911.

WITNESSES:

INVENTOB @xw "on BAY cui, MioHIoAN.

.aannam Gonny VHanna",

Specification o To all whom et mail; concern:

Be it known that I, Ronnnr G. HANDY, citiz` of the United States, residing at Bay ity, in the county oi Bay and `State of 'cliigan7 have invented certain neiv and useful Improvements in Locks for lvlotor- Vehicle Levers; and I do herebydech n the following to be a full, clear, and exact dei scription of the invention, such will enable others skilled in the art to which i pertains to make and use the saine.

My invention relates to means for locking the levers of motor vehicles in inoperative position, the object being vto prevent the ununauthoriz rneans whereby able automobile now in use,

novel lever-carried might apply a lock to any authorized removal of the vehicle.

it. valuable automobile will frequently be nt oi? lding While the owner less. arson ng automobile, will ap t own` use, finally leaving 3 i' el, iiE not injuring it.

ned to prevent auch by providing levers may be easily and quickly locked in predetermined position, which will render it impossible for a. person maliciously inclined, `to start the car.

Another object oi? my invention is the provision of a sini le, strong, durableand foolproof loelr Whio can be applied to any valuwith aniininiurn expense, and which can be easily and quickly set and as easily released by a pez.- son possessing the key.

` o these ends, my invention consists in certain novel features and combinations such as will be more fully described hereinafter and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanyingl drawings, Figure 1 is a side view, partly in section, showing the `application of one embodiment of .my invention tothe operating lever of the change speed gear, ing the lock and lever in crosssection, and Fig. 3 is an edge view.

The object of my-invention is to provide a means whereby the lever cannot be moved from its set or predetermined position, and it is obvious that @i oi the operatingI My i n ed use or oar,

.the operating levers as the emergency brake lever for inn the present application, I have stance, but in y application :nea my 22, 190e.-

Often some mali Il Fig. 2 is a top plan vievv shovv- I f Letters Patent.

leasably tain the lever 1n engage the s LOCK FOR MOTOR--VEHIGI|E LEVERS.

Patented May Serial No. 497,749.

invention applied to er and adapted to reelective quadrant to reneutral the gears are out of mesh:

position, wherein Referring to the drawings, A indicates a change speed lever of the e usual shaft ivith a dog 2 pivo ated by means of free end of which to th dle. As'this is a tion and has no b l. The lever ted to the lever and actua depressible passes through Iusual type secured 1s provided the hancommon form of construeV caring on my invention, a

further description is not necessarywit being understood tol any form of as I am aware.

ing an H the art, lever is `gears-are out transmitted to dog' 2 cooperates usual manner, it

With

that my invention can be applied lever on the market, so far The selective -slot, is also old and it being understood in the position shown of mesh and the drive shaft quadrant, hav- Well known in that when the no motion is or axle. The

the quadrant in the being understood that .my

invention can be employed With` anyl quad rant other than that shown.

One forni oit my prises a casing B secured t one means Yfor se lever, I may slot t receive the lever, f

ughw the passed thro lever. -The normally out of `rant, by' means of invention as shown, conio the lever. As

curing such casing to the he casing as shown at 4, to

asteningmeans being Walls of the slot and the The bolt is held engagement with the quad a spring 9 mounted on the Vcasing and engaging tbe head 10 of the bolt.

' The stem ofthe bolt may b vent the rotation of tlie bo have shown such bolt inclined guide 1l recciv the under face of the c e squared to preas equipped with an able in a recess 12 on using whereby toin sure 'that the bolt cannot rotate to bring its -forked end transverseto the erm 8 of the quadrant.

In order to operate the bolt, all that is necessary is to the action of the is 1n 'neutral pos tion,

depress the head 10 against spring 9 when the l ever A whereby the forked in Fig. 2, the

lt in its seat, but

rod 3, the

' eealed in the easing and'- -end 7 of the bolt tralies over quadrant, to prevent lateral movement of the lever, forward and baekwardmovement thereof being prevented by the opposite arm 13 of the quadrant.

As one means for retaining the boltA in locked position, I provideA the casing B with a passage lll extending transversely to the bolt and adapted to receive a spring-pressed pin l5, the ergflgof which normally engages the stem oljwthe bolt-"below the shoulder 6 thereof. W'hen the bolt is depressed, lthe shoulder passes below the end of the pin, ivhich, pressed by its spring, takes over. the shoulder to hold the bolt depressed and the lever in looked position. The pin' is vconis beyond the reach of ordinary inquisitiveness; The pin may be conveniently retracted in any suitable mannenone s iioh means comprising a keyreceiving cylinder 1G (commonly known as a cylinder lock, the 'construction of which forms no part of vany invention). Such lool: controls the position'o a rotatable earn 17, the :free end of which is 'received in a notch 18 in the. pin 15. The 'insertion of the proper key inthis lock (which is seated in the casing B), Will partially rotate the cam 17 to retract the pin against the action of its spring. As soon as the end of the pin clears the shoulder 6 of 'the bolt, spring 9 will op` erate. to raise the bolt 5 andrelease-the lever A. p 'p lt is conceivable that other means than a shoulder 6 mightbe employed to coperate- With the locking pinchanges might be maden-Withoutdeparting 15 and that other:

from the Spirit and scope of mygnvention.- .The device 1s verysnnple and inexpensive,-

is self-contained 'and may be directlyA applied with a minirnnrn off-time'andlabor, to

any'mhange speed lever and quadrant of which I am aware; Iturevents the theft of automobiles, and provi fectve yguardalrgjainst injury to the car, arising `from .thetampering therewith-' by unauthorizedpersons'. The 'oek'being carrie es a simple and ef` pressed, said pin -tatable earn adapted to 'engage said' notch,

ways in readiness 'to onere Havingtlnis fully d what claim new, is:

l. The Combination member and a lever move to, of a forkedr ineinhor of' and adapted to il.: ber to prevent movement et ing means normally retin member out of engagement min ary member, a lool; adapted to forked member in engen' e tionarv member, and the lock.

2. The combination quadrant and a lever move." thereto, of a casing" secured overha inging the qua draht, the casing, a shoulder on. s Concealed in said c the bolt nornral` "the quadrant, a s if by said easing shoulder of ln pressed, said pi.' i tatable' earn adapte and means :for ae l 3. The combination n quadrant and a lever nioveblerelatire t to, of a casing l secured to the rever and o" l .hanging the quadrant, a bolt formed' nith a'. shoulder and having its lower. end forked to o engage theyquadrant, a spring' adaptedyto hold the bolt normally out of engagement with the quadrant, e spring-pressed pingair-z` f 'f 'red by said easingand adapted to engage the shoulder of said bolt when the bolt isde; formed with a notch, a. lio

and mea ns adapted to actuate sadcam., l

In testimony whereof, I aix my signaturein presence of two Witnesses. 1'-

ROBERT GOUDY', Witnesses: ANNA J. Munir),

CLARENCE D. TARBELL; 

